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For next 5 minutes, forget everything! Take a deep breath. Now, read following question carefully:
Imagine there are two railway tracks. There’s one track which is not used anymore and one that is regularly used. Some children are playing on the tracks. On the never used track, there is one child and on the other, 20. A train is coming and it’s upon you to decide which side it will go. You can either send it on the always used track and risk 20 lives or on never used track. What will you do?
You will save 20 children! Right?
Blogging Is Not A Race
Now, that's a decision you took in a hurry! Before taking the decision, did you think that one child who was playing alone on the never used track was right! He knew that train would never come there and was playing there. But you saved 20 others, who were in the wrong!
And did you pay attention that there might have been some reason behind “never used” track never being used? There might be a dead end ahead and you are risking lives of hundreds of people!
That’s just an example how hurried decisions can be wrong! What seems like a good decision for short term may hurt you in the end!
How To Avoid Hurried Decisions
If you find yourself making decisions in a hurry and later feel sorry for them, here are some tips:
- Be Slow: Do not take decision immediately if not necessary. Think about it and then carefully decide.
- Write: Write the consequences of a decision on a notebook and then analyze the pros and cons. I have done this many times with major decisions and this helped a lot.
- Ask A Friend: Nothing can help you like an extra brain! Asking a friend for feedback can bring up new ideas and help you make decision wisely!
And remember, these tips apply equally to other problems, just try them.
What do you do when faced with life (or blog) changing decisions? Do you wait or rush through? Do let me know through comments.
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Great post Ishan, the comparison with the train and the children really makes quite some impact!
It’s indeed a good tip to never be too quick with making decisions.
Thanks for you comment. Glad that you liked the comparison.
Yes, it’s always good to not take hurried decisions. I have taken some hurried decisions and while some of these gambles played well(I’d estimate 10% success rate), rest have fallen flat!
Luckily, I have a good friend like SBA who holds me from making decisions like these quite a lot of times. Now, I have learned to be in control and for other times, SBA is always out there!
Very interesting point of view with a nice skew re: why the not used track was not used in the first place.
It made me think of a quote from the TV series West Wing “Post hoc, ergo propter hoc” – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0745669/quotes?qt0320655.
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Hi Tony, Glad that you liked the post.
However, I did not get the quote! Can you please explain it a bit? Actually, I do not watch much TV and I have never heard of this series!
Got it! Had to read the full quote twice. I should start watching some TV!
Yes, we must take it easy. Another great post from Ishan.
Hi Shubh, Thanks for kind words! I am glad that you liked the post.
Nice post, Ishan. Here are a few other thoughts:
* Be slow – yes, consider alternatives from multiple perspectives. Ask – what is my motivation?
* Write – you can also write the unintended consequences of your decision and the potential alternatives.
* Ask a Friend – talking with others is key. You could also speak with people that don’t have similar thinking as you.
I agree that blogging is not a race, but when I first started blogging, I noticed so many bloggers stating they blogged 3 or 4 articles a day. Which made me wonder? I believe quality if just as important as quantity.
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